U.S. Marine in Mysterious Case Declared Deserter

[seriousstan]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Marine Cpl. Wassef Ali Hassoun, charged a month ago with desertion in a mysterious case in which he left his unit in Iraq only to turn up in Lebanon, has failed to return to his base in North Carolina, the Marine Corps said on Wednesday.

In a statement, the Marines said that Hassoun "has been declared a deserter" after not returning on Tuesday to Camp Lejeune from authorized leave.

The statement said Hassoun had been required to return to the base by noon on Tuesday, but has not reported for duty. The statement said "his command officially declared him a deserter and issued authorization for civil authorities to apprehend Hassoun and return him to military control."

CNN reported that he had gone to Canada.

http://reuters.myway.com/article/20050105/2005-01-05T220514Z_01_N05536106_RTRIDST_0_NEWS-IRAQ-USA-HASSOUN-DC.html

[bluestateguy]

1. One less soldier for the war machine

Toodles!

[skylarmae]

2. this story was bullshit from the start

and now they let the sob get away. Who's side are the media on anyway. Tell the world that the powers that be are suspisious of this guy's story and wonder why he doesn't show up in North Carolina. Dumb asses. The government won't tell us diddly, but this guy gets to get away. What is going on...????

[SariesNightly]

4. It takes guts

to not follow orders, it ruins careers to not follow orders, being a deserter is a label for life, but to live another day not scavenging scrap metal outside GreenZonraq, is to win.

[TacticalPeek]

7. "being a deserter is a label for life"

Unless one is a Boosh. Then the lapdog press will gloss over your desertion, and focus on font styles. One can even be a cowardly deserter and be president of the United States.

:grr:

[CottonBear]

5. If they can't find him then how can they find Osama?

Or maybe they don't want to find him.

[Demit]

3. Somehow I always got the feeling that guy was being groomed for special

ops. The story was just TOO mysterious. He's under deep cover, whaddya bet.

Note: this is not a conspiracy theory, Skinner. I'm just supposin'. :)

[quiet.american]

6. They know where Bush is, why don't they haul him in! n/t